President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address

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2013-02-12

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President Obama Should Address Black Americans in State of the Union

The truth is, the black community finds itself in the worst of all possible situations

2013-02-12

Van Jones CNN Contributor

(CNN) -- Tonight, our nation's first black president will deliver the first State of the Union of his historic second term. The time has come for him to say something about the disproportionate pain that his most loyal voting bloc - black Americans - are experiencing today. Read the complete article

Whole Foods and Whole Fools

I would rather drink muddy water or sleep in a hollow log than to indulge in whole foods

2013-02-12

Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist

And now I must declare that I would rather drink muddy water or sleep in a hollow log that to indulge in whole foods. Read the complete article

Killing Black Teens – Literally

More young people are killed in Chicago than any other city in the nation

2013-02-12

George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

The death of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student at King College Prep High School on Chicago’s South Side is finally receiving the national attention that it deserves. Read the complete article

Van Jones: Nothing Stops a Bullet Like A Job

Debate needs to go beyond wrangling over assault weapons and deal with real problems

2013-02-06

By Van Jones CNN contributor

Most people killed by guns in the United States are not killed in school massacres by villains carrying AR-15s.
They are killed one at a time, and usually by handguns. When will the debate get to the causes and cures of our guns, poverty and unemployment and race problems Read the complete article

Boys are Not Miniature Men: Our Part in Mohamed Mohamud’s Prosecution

What the FBI did is as old as history, as profitable as NCAA athletics, as irresistable as US military adventures

2013-02-05

Ronault LS Catalani

Our boy Mohamed was 19 when undercover agents of the government of the United States began mentoring him.  And supplying him.  Praising God with him, praying like devout adults.  Today he’s 20 and facing prison for life, for his part in an FBI plot to park a fake truck-bomb at Portland’s 2011 Christmas Tree-lighting. Read the complete article

Embracing Black History by Julianne Malveaux

These celebrations are important historical moments, but who remembers?

2013-02-04

Many will remember that King said, “I have a dream that one day people will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”  Somehow people forget that in the same speech he said, “We have come to the nation’s capital to cash a check that has been marked insufficient funds.”  If people said “cash the check” as often as they said “I have a dream,” we’d move more quickly forward in closing the economic gaps that African Americans experience. Read the complete article

VIDEO Superbowl: Does God Take Sides?

Dean Obeidallah: If God backs teams for championships, God likes the Yankees

2013-02-01

By Dean Obeidallah CNN

A new poll finds 27 percent of Americans believe that God “plays a role in determining which team wins” sporting events. That means about 80 million Americans believe that God will help one of the teams in this Sunday's Super Bowl. Read the complete article

Obama Let Down Immigrants By Excessive Deportation, Inhumane Detention Centers

A DREAM Act student questions how much to trust reform promises

2013-01-30

By Tania Unzueta Carrasco

Tania Unzueta Carrasco, an undocumented immigrant, asks “How much hope can I have in President Obama, who has deported people at a higher rate than any other in the nation's history?” Read the complete article

Credit Card Reform Fears Never Materialized

Despite these encouraging developments, debt remains a weighty financial burden for millions of Americans

2013-01-28

Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

Consumers benefited while issuers continued to profit. At the same time, the nation’s top five credit card issuers – who accounted for more than half of the credit card market with combined portfolios of $475 billion, continued to enjoy net earnings that were significantly higher than those of other commercial banks. Read the complete article